Maintaining Rhinestone Crafting Tools: Cleaning and Care
Crafting ToolsLayla Berjawi

Maintaining Rhinestone Crafting Tools: Cleaning and Care

In rhinestone crafting, the precision and quality of your work heavily depends on the condition of your tools. Proper maintenance of these tools, s...
The Ultimate Rhinestone Crafting Kits for Beginners
Crafting ToolsLayla Berjawi

The Ultimate Rhinestone Crafting Kits for Beginners

Rhinestone crafting is a fun and often therapeutic activity for anyone, whether you’re a total beginner looking to learn a new skill, or a professi...
Organizing Rhinestones: Trays and Storage Solutions
Crafting ToolsLayla Berjawi

Organizing Rhinestones: Trays and Storage Solutions

When it comes to crafting, whether it’s rhinestoning, papercraft, cardmaking, sewing or scrapbooking, there is a need for good organization of tool...
Ultimate Guide: Embellishment tools and how to use them
Crafting ToolsLayla Berjawi

Ultimate Guide: Embellishment tools and how to use them

The art of rhinestone embellishment takes practice, patience and most importantly a creative mind, but it is also essential that you are using the ...
The innovation behind the Dolly Board
Crafting ToolsMatt Oates

The innovation behind the Dolly Board

Here at Crystal Parade we’re always looking out for new and exciting products; something innovative, inspirational and most importantly useful! Re...
Ultimate Guide: Don’t get in a sticky mess – our guide to glue
Craft & DIYMatt Oates

Ultimate Guide: Don’t get in a sticky mess – our guide to glue

Why is it important to use the correct glue? When it comes to applying Preciosa and Zodiac crystals, rhinestones, gems, diamantes and any other emb...
CRAFT STORAGE - STORING YOUR SPARKLE
Crafting ToolsJulian Garner

CRAFT STORAGE - STORING YOUR SPARKLE

I have never met a crystal I don’t like and I honestly wish I could have more. I am such a magpie for anything sparkly and I love coming up with ne...
BEST TOOLS FOR APPLYING NON-HOTFIX FLATBACK CRYSTALS
Crafting ToolsPoppy Pennington

BEST TOOLS FOR APPLYING NON-HOTFIX FLATBACK CRYSTALS

Taking up a new hobby or learning a new skill is a great way to start off a new year! Learning how to use crystals to create fabulous artworks or g...
HOW TO PERFECT LETTERING WITH CRYSTALS AND E6000 GLUE
Crafting ToolsPoppy Pennington

HOW TO PERFECT LETTERING WITH CRYSTALS AND E6000 GLUE

For many crystallizing projects, especially gifts, you may wish to write something in crystals such as a name, initial or age. It can be harder tha...
THE STRANGEST THINGS YOU CAN CRYSTALLIZE WITH FLATBACK SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS
Crafting ToolsPoppy Pennington

THE STRANGEST THINGS YOU CAN CRYSTALLIZE WITH FLATBACK SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS

CRYSTALLIZE WITH FLATBACK SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS You can crystallize almost anything with flatback Swarovski crystals. If you like to think of yoursel...
4 MUST HAVE TOOLS FOR CRYSTALLIZING
Crafting ToolsPoppy Pennington

4 MUST HAVE TOOLS FOR CRYSTALLIZING

TOOLS FOR CRYSTALLIZING We all love crystallizing, but sometimes even for experienced crystallizers and craft addicts certain projects can seem te...